RANCO Temp Controller

[homebrewer_99]

Need ELECTRICAL assistance ASAP!!!!

I cut the electrical cord to my new freezer to install the RANCO ETC 111000 in-line.

There are 2 wires inside. 1 green, 1, white, and 1 black.

The diagram only shows 2 wires.

Am I to assume the black is ground and just gets spliced back to itself while the 2 others follow the diagram?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

NOOOOOO!

Black is HOT!

DO NOT SPLICE ANY OF THE WIRES TOGETHER!

Ok, that out of the way...black is hot - it should power the controller and get connected to the load via the relay on the controller.

White is common - it needs to power the controller and have a constant connection to the load.

Green is ground. Ideally, you'd connect it to a bare metal spot on the frame of the freezer. If you can't find a good ground, you can leave it disconnected, but you face an increased risk of shock that way.

 

[homebrewer_99]

Thanks Yuri. I knew somebody would come to my aid in a flash!

So I can just splice the green's back together and all's well since it's a grounded cord (3 prong).

I appreciate it...this round's on me!!!

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Thanks Yuri. I knew somebody would come to my aid in a flash!

So I can just splice the green's back together and all's well since it's a grounded cord (3 prong).

I appreciate it...this round's on me!!!

Yes, if the freezer cord has a green wire, just splice them directly together.

 

[homebrewer_99]

WILCO...thanks again.

 

[FlyGuy]

Bill, sounds like you got it figured out. But here is a good article, just in case. The bottom diagram pretty much summarizes what you need to do.

http://www.zymico.com/thermostat.shtml

 

[homebrewer_99]

Thanks FlyGuy, but it's done. I mounted the TC on the left side of the freezer with velcro.

Also, I had a dolly from Menards and I cut the short sections out and made a giant dolly for the freezer. Now I can move it out of the way when I sweep the garage. See pics.

The freezer is the Frigidaire 14.8 CF from Best Buy, $399, 12% off PLUS 24 months Same-As-Cash!:rockin:

Now I have 8 kegs in the keezer and 2 in the Sanyo!! Can you say LAGER??

Thanks for all the assistance.

 

[Alamo_Beer]

Whoohoo!

Thats awesome HB!


someday.....

 

[anthrobe]

Glad that you figured it out. That same problem stumped me for a bit when I first went to wire mine last week. Love the freezer!! Mine is so empty compared to that!!

 

[homebrewer_99]

All day (while cutting the grass...) I was wondering what I could put on that shelf...tank is about 3" too tall.

I think I have a mead storage area now...